Chenin Blanc and Pinot Bianco

Chenin Blanc and Pinot Bianco – Episode #604

January 6, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk tries 3 wines from 2 very cool and exciting grape varietals.

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“ha ha ha, I cant believe you bit the bullet and chewed that gum. QOTD:…” by Dessert Wine Nerd
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2008 Mulderbosch Chenin BlancSouth African Chenin Blanc
2005 Baumard SavennieresSavenniere
2006 Russiz Superiore Pinot BiancoCollio Goriziano

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January 7, 2009

Lynda S
bazooka! and no i have never had a Savennieres. i was kind of queazy when you spit the gum out the second time.
January 7, 2009

David T
QOTD: No/either Juicy Fruit or plain ol’ Bubble Yum bubblegum
January 7, 2009

JCN
ha i miss the fruit stripe as well.

where’s the affordable sparkling episode? i’m expecting at least one mumm napa on the show.
January 6, 2009

pawncop
You made me laugh when you bit the gum. Enjoyed this episode very much. Am a big fan of the Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc will try the Chenin Blanc very soon.

The earlier comment by kaybee rings very true regarding availability as I have tried to locate some wines featured and they are just not available.

Good information and fun time, thank you sir.
January 6, 2009

Bill
DaveyDonut said:
“Bill,

Keep in mind GaryV is a big time balla (Drinking Cristal with dirt??? WHAT!!)… his watch is likely a Cartier.

David”

Hmm, not a bad guess. Markers, although very difficult to see, look like they could be a Cartier. But is GaryV too earthy for a Cartier? I know, balabusta and all, but it’d be like putting a Rolex on Bruce Springsteen.

…I may not sleep tonight until I know…

Bill the Wrist Watch Freak
January 6, 2009

Rowland
qotd, never had that wine varietal. my favorite gum was purple (grape) bubble yum! but i really loved the theme song for fruit stripe gum!
January 6, 2009

Jim Bugera
Great Show Gary,Dentyne peppermint
Oh by the way Merry Christmas to you and your Family.
January 6, 2009

benny z
I was only allowed to chew care free and trident
no hubba bubba gum or tidal wave
do you remember this commercial? – must have been right when raiders of the lost ark came out, so funny.
http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/1387/
January 6, 2009

WineWoman
QOTD: Bazooka Bubble Gum–several pieces at a time. Juicy Fruit 2nd. Dentyne 3rd. Wrigley’s Spearmint 4th place. I liked the piece of gum in the trading cards, better than the trading cards themselves. Was pissed when sometimes you got a pack of cards without a piece of bubble gum in it.
January 6, 2009

Nath
I need to try Pinot Bianco. Spearmint Gum
January 6, 2009

Tiffany
Nice tirade. My parents are exactly that 99%. I’m working on it.

QOTD 1: No.
QOTD 2: I like Orbit a lot, but Big League Chew is pretty awesome, even if it doesn’t last very long. It’s the idea.
January 6, 2009

A dumb Rhine king
You are so right, I would go down to the mid 20’s for the topps wood grain series, because I know I have a few of those that are probably still at my parents house.

My wife was looking at me weird while I was watching this with the headphones on, so I had to explain to her the horrible crunching noise and experience you had with the 22 yr old gum.

S-QOTD: No

QOTD: Watermelon bubble gum – the rectangle packages, I think it was bubblicious. Actually any flavor of that brand. I remember taking something like four of those things as a kid and stuffing them in my mouth for the intense five minutes of flavor it would produce
January 6, 2009

amgryger
QOTD: Savennieres has been on my list of wines to try since mid-summer, but haven’t gotten around to it yet. Also, I don’t like gum.
January 6, 2009

Jay
omg you crack me up Gary!!! “a liiiittle bit of burnt rubber. like somebody skidded out… YESTERDAY.”
January 6, 2009

manonthemoon
Another good one, really like chenin, but I was majorly dissappointed in the Baumard as well when I tasted it last year.

QOTD: Tough call, but I loved both the Strawberry Big League Chew and the Dr. Pepper centered filled gum growing up.
January 6, 2009

kaybee
Another comment:
GV the reason we drink a lot of overpriced crap is because of availability. I have never seen 99% of the wines you tell us about. Shipping is kinda high, so most people depend on what’s local and it ain’t all that good. Hardly ever French or Italian, a few from South Africa, Argentina, maybe 1 or 2 from Spain if you’re lucky. And besides that, the ones I see and try from those regions are crappier than the regular domestic wines if you can believe that. You would think since it’s 2009 that this would not be, but it is. The grocery store is not the place to buy fine wine and the nearest wine store is 100 miles away from where I live.
January 6, 2009

Mr.Ambassador
Hey, just another shout-out as I had some fond reminiscences concerning Fruit-Stripe gum (remember that gum with colorful striped lines and the Zebra mascot). The only time I ever chewed the stuff was when my family traveled by plane as it must have been available in the airport and purchased as a last-minute snack. Really powerfully strong flavor (assorted fruit-flavors) for about 30-seconds and then WHAM!-Nothin’…
January 6, 2009

Mike in Wisconsin
Try a Nicolas Joly Chenin, a white that can age beautifully for 10+ years!
Don’t pair it with a “Bologna” sandwich (?) If you can’t find Russiz Pinot Bianco try and find Giovani Puiatti.
January 6, 2009

kaybee
QoTd
Don’t like gum now, but used to like Doublemint and Clove. Now they put aspartame in gum, not nice!
January 6, 2009

my2cents
Awesome laugh I got from the end. Whew!

Another fun and enterestaining show.

Bubbleicious was my favorite way back in the days when that pack of cards was wrapped. Brave is a man who’ll try to make gum from dried out tree rubber.
January 6, 2009

Mr.Ambassador
Wow, another great episode!

Favorite gum? For Christmas I picked up a brick (case) of Japanese Gum called “Black Black” which is intensely peppermint flavored and reminiscent of eating strong peppermint candy with a piece of menthol cough drop thrown-in for good measure. As an added bonus the gum has some caffeine too (great for late-night computer work or stashing in the glove compartment). Overall I’m really impressed with the flavors of gum you can find in Japan including Peach-Jasmine and Red Grapefruit among others; really tasty and worth searching out!
January 6, 2009

KAHUNA
You have never even tasted Gran Marnier – did you once smell a girls drink at a party to recognize it!
January 6, 2009

DaveyDonut
Bill,

Keep in mind GaryV is a big time balla (Drinking Cristal with dirt??? WHAT!!)… his watch is likely a Cartier.

David
January 6, 2009

DaveyDonut
sub-QOTD: you’re drinking a lot of wines I’ve had lately! Though in this case, the 2002 Baumard Savennières. I really didn’t like it at all… wonder if something was off with it, considering the other cellartracker reviews:

11/22/2008 rated 82 points: Diverse Loire Wines (My House (Portland, OR)): Very stinky on the nose. Smells of wet oak and wet wood in general, along with a rotten pear. Similar notes on the mid-palate as on the nose, with a bit more added complexity, but really not enjoyable to my palate. After seeing the notes here, I re-tasted this the next day and confirmed my note and score.

I’ve ate old gum from those Topps packs… it’s normally not that bad!

QOTD: I don’t like gum anymore.

David
January 6, 2009

Bill
MY NUMBER ONE QUESTION:

What kind of watch does Gary V. wear? Looks like a nice square watch with a white dial – care to elaborate? PLEASE?!? I mean even just a shout-out on the next show…

THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME!!!

Yours Truly,
Bill the Wrist Watch Freak

(BTW, love the show – thanks for the iTunes feed!)